For many businesses, the journey starts with a simple contact form. A website visitor fills in a form, an email notification gets sent, and the lead is manually managed from there. At first, that works perfectly well. But over time, as businesses grow, the cracks...
In today’s digital age, having a powerful and adaptable web presence is crucial for any business looking to thrive. As a boutique Web Design and Development agency specializing in WordPress development, we at Viko Designs pride ourselves on delivering bespoke...
Dear Viko Designs Community, As the year draws to a close and the holiday season approaches, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible journey we’ve had at Viko Designs. It has been a year filled with exciting projects, creative challenges, and most...
We have found Riaan Coertzen to be a marvellous website designer. From the very first meeting we felt confident that he would be able to realise our website in the way we envisaged it. The end result has shown our confidence in his abilities to not have been...
Riaan at Viko Designs has helped me setup two websites for two very different businesses. He is helpful and knowledgeable in his field. He is also always available to assist with any last-minute requests or tweaks that you my require. I am very happy with the final...
Riaan at Viko Designs really helped me think through what exactly I was looking for from my new website. Although I had some basic ideas on what I was looking for prior to engaging Viko Designs, Riaan was able to share his vast experience to really help me focus down...
Introduction In the ever-evolving digital landscape, web design plays a pivotal role in shaping a brand’s online presence. The ability to create captivating, user-centric websites require a unique blend of creativity, technical prowess, and a deep understanding...
Some bragging rights today! We tested a website we recently created on Google PageSpeed Insights, and we are delighted to have a near perfect score for Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices and SEO! Whoop!!!
Hats off and much gratitude to Riaan Coertzen of Viko Designs who designed and manages this website. Without his understanding of what I was wanting to achieve, and his coding wizardry which allows me to add new images seamlessly, this website would not have been...
Recently a client needed a 25% discount on their WooCommerce website. Pretty simple to do; either by manually updating each product or using a bulk editor. A month later the same client wanted the discount to be removed and the regular price set to reflect the same...
If you are interested to create your own WordPress site, the best place to start is at the beginning. To install WordPress on your hosting service, follow these steps: Choose a hosting service that supports WordPress installation. Some popular hosting services are...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage now, and we decided to give it a go with something practical. We do a lot of custom development using Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies. This would entail the writing of custom queries to display the correct...
WordPress is a powerful content management system that can be used to market your business effectively. Here are some tips on how to use your WordPress site to market your business: Use a professional theme: Your website’s design is the first impression your...
WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that can be used to run a variety of websites, including those for businesses. Here are some steps to help you use WordPress to run your business: Choose a reliable web hosting provider: Look for a web hosting...
Outstanding – thank you so so so much Riaan – it all looks amazing 🤸🏻♂🤸🏻♂🥂🥂 Really appreciate everything you’ve done to get me to this point 🤩🤩🙏🏻🙏🏻 Jason Bricknell: Owner https://emeraldblack.co.za/
Securing your WordPress site starts with a strong password. A strong password is complex and elaborate. It isn’t easy to guess since it doesn’t contain recognizable words, names, dates or numbers. While we wouldn’t suggest picking a password containing less than 20...
Riaan. Thank you for your excellent work on our website. The upload is really fast, and the website display excellent on PC, tablet and phone. Navigates easy and receives so much compliments from our customers. Thank you very much for all you have done for us. Carel...
I’m so happy with the fresh new look of our business website www.theeventplanners.co.za! Thank you to Riaan from Viko Designs for your fast, professional service. It was long overdue a facelift! This is not the first or last time we’ve worked with Riaan. Highly...
Working with Riaan to develop our website has been an absolute pleasure – as well as being skilled in WordPress development, he is also flexible and responsive. The project felt like a collaboration all the way through – whenever we ran into problems that...
It has been a pleasure to work with Riaan Coertzen at Viko Designs on our Deltabase website. He implemented the design work really professionally and on time and budget. With Riaan’s technical knowledge and ability he made suggestions to improve the...
Riaan and Viko Designs has been a truly professional firm to outsource our website development to. Whether reacting to our requirements or proactively suggesting alternatives, Viko has been knowledgeable in both technology and design. A pleasure to work with. Harinder...
EmpowerRD has entrusted Viko Designs with the redevelopment and optimisation of their website. To say that we are ecstatic to be of service to this high-profile international client is an understatement! The plan is to complete the project within 5 weeks. EmpowerRD...
Riaan Coertzen is a rare find. If you happen to stumble upon his service, you will not be sorry at all. We have been building community based website platforms for 10 years but only in the last 2 years have we started using WordPress and had the fortune of working...
We are very excited to announce the signing of Viko Designs’ newest client – Every1Mobile. We have been tasked with the redesign, development and optimisation of their corporate website. Every1Mobile delivers the mobile and online components of social...
WordPress Security has always been food for thought. Even though most of the latest updates deal with WordPress security issues, there is still a lot that can be done to improve that security. Here, I’d like to elaborate on some suggestions on how to improve security...